Balendra Shah appears set to become Nepal's next prime minister, with his party amassing a huge and rare parliamentary majority.

Balendra Shah, aka Balen, is a 35-year-old rapper and mayor of Kathmandu now hoping to take his brand of populism to the highest office in Nepal.

Balendra Shah, 35, popularly known as "Balen," has transformed from a structural engineer and hip-hop artist into the most powerful political force in Nepal. He is currently leading a "landslide" ...

Once known for protest rap against corruption and inequality, Balen Shah now finds himself leading the very system he once ...

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician and former Kathmandu mayor is now leading a major political surge that could make ...

Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.

Six months after youth-led protests in Nepal ousted the government, voters have elected 35-year-old rapper turned politician ...

Votes counted so far show Balendra Shah and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are on track to win the general election.

Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah won a dramatic parliamentary contest on Saturday, defeating veteran leader KP ...

A former rapper is on track to win Nepal’s first election since youth-driven protests toppled the incumbent political leadership last year.

Thursday's general election was the first since violent youth-led protests toppled the government in September.

In the opening act of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, Duke Orsino famously muses, "If music be the food of love, play on." It is a line that frames melody as a gentle indulgence—a soft, ethereal balm ...